Soul Surfer (2011)

Soul Surfer Synopsis

Soul Surfer is the inspiring true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith. The film features an all-star cast, including AnnaSophia Robb and Helen Hunt, with Carrie Underwood in her film debut, and Dennis Quaid. In the wake of this life-changing event that took her arm and nearly her life, Bethanyís feisty determination and steadfast beliefs spur her toward an adventurous comeback that gives her the grit to turn her loss into a gift for others.

Want to see Carrie Underwood try to act? You wonít have to wait long. On August 2, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is bringing Soul Surfer to DVD and Blu-Ray. The film follows the true-life experience of surfer Bethany Hamilton who, after a major shark attack causing her to lose an arm, remains determined to get back to the surfing world she loves.

Is it summertime yet? The US box office continues to languish under the weight of cinematic mediocrity and what appears to be a delayed reaction to the American financial crisis. Our best hope? Summer blockbusters...and soon. Despite there being four new entries this weekend, none could pop last weekend's Hop from its top spot.

You don't have to be a huge surfing fan to recognize the name Bethany Hamilton, or at least her remarkable story. In 2003, when she was just 13, Hamilton was attached by a shark while sitting on her surfboard, losing her entire left arm. Just a month later she was back on her board

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The drama Soul Surfer is based on the story of Bethany Hamilton, the teenage surfer whose arm was bitten off by a shark and who posed for the cover of her book exposing her missing arm next to a surfboard with a giant chunk taken out of it. It makes sense for the movie's poster to echo the same image, but yet again, the producers seem to be totally terrified of revealing the injury that the movie is actually about.

If youíre an actor looking for the Academy to pay attention to you, get yourself in a role that has a disability attached to an uplifting story and youíre in. Thatís exactly what AnnaSophia Robb is doing here, stepping into the lead role for Soul Surfer

Fads come and go. Right now itís vampires. A couple of years ago it was pirates. For a long time Hollywood was all about Westerns. And for a very brief, horrifying moment in time, the world was obsessed with surfing movies

Fads come and go. Right now itís vampires. A couple of years ago it was pirates. For a long time Hollywood was all about Westerns. And for a very brief, horrifying moment in time, the world was obsessed with surfing movies